PENN'S WOODS PAINTERS
Penn's Woods Painters is the local chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters for
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and the surrounding counties. The chapter was affiliated by the
Society in 1990 and is devoted to the advancement of decorative painting. The group
welcomes painters of all levels and follows the guidelines as outlined by the National
Society.
What is decorative painting? Decorative painting is a diverse art form that uses a
variety of techniques and media to decorate both functional and non-functional surfaces.
The scope of contemporary decorative painting is boundless. Styles and techniques of
the past are incorporated into trends and materials of the present while developing the
decorative art heritage of the future.
Tole painting is the general term historically used to describe decorative painting on
tin surfaces, especially in New England and by the Pennsylvania Germans. Contemporary
decorative painting includes not only the folk art styles of many countries (Norway,
Sweden, Germany, Russia, England, Mexico, etc.) but many facets of Early American
decorative painting, theorem, and graining. Whatever style,method, technique of media, all
decorative artists will find a place in the Society of Decorative Painters and Penn's
Woods Painters.
We'd love to hear about what your local chapter
is doing (i.e. Fund Raisers, Seminars Interesting Projects).
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